Michael Sanchez v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-03-00139-CR

Michael Sanchez, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 00-6317, HONORABLE JULIE H. KOCUREK, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

A jury found appellant Michael Sanchez guilty of capital murder, and the district court sentenced him to life imprisonment. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 12.31(a) (West 2003), § 19.03 (West Supp. 2004-05); Tex. Code Crim Proc. Ann. art. 37.071, § 1 (West Supp. 2004-05). On appeal, Sanchez brings four issues: (i) the evidence…